Something that crossed my mind the other day, when I made the mistake of watching the first 5 minutes of the new "Mancations" series on TV:

"Males" bond.

"Men" compete.

"Men" think the phrase "male bonding" is just a code for being gay.


By the way, if you are ever tempted to watch that show, it isn't about men doing man stuff on vacation - it's about a couple of sissies from a city somewhere trying to find nice safe places to do imitation man stuff.

 

There are way too many threads on this forum by insecure people seeking the attention and approval of others.

"Am I a ***** for wearing all my gear or am I smart?"
"Why don't people wave at me?"
"Is it ok if I follow another person on a bike or is that not cool?"
"I swear I'm a tough guy. Why do people take pictures of me without my permission?"

And now this guy.

Does anyone ride their bikes to strike up conversations with total strangers at gas stations?

 

I say "hi" or something good about their bike. I can't tell you how many times they have had to justify their non-Harley purchase by telling me their bike could take mine in a race.....
Hmmmm, I don't respond, I just keep my mouth shut and walk away.
There are as@ wipes everywhere, but it doesn't stop me from looking at bikes and striking up conversations at the gas pump.

 

I recently stopped at a gas station and talked to a VTX rider so everything is back in balance....

 

Aeaton, I typed my reply above without ANY reference to your post. Just a general comment about those I run into everywhere. Some are friendly and some aren't, some want to talk some don't. Sometimes I am and do, sometimes I'm not and don't.

 

They probably liked it better than the silver girls bike.

 

I'll talk to anyone, anywhere, no matter what kind of bike you ride! I like trying to meet as many people as possible. I met a guy at a car meet one time that was a pilot. I told him I had never ridden in a small plane and about 2 weeks later I get a call out of the blue and he asked if I felt up for a flight... coolest **** I've ever done. He even let me guide it for a while... very cool once in a lifetime experience. You never know who you are gonna meet or what experiences your life will have if you open your mind and enjoy it.

 

True, and that's fine. Would the absence of a conversation cause you to start a thread about how people with blond hair, or ford trucks, or fill in the blank are arrogant ********? Probably not.

Maybe I'm biased towards Not having conversations with strangers but to me if someone came up and struck up a conversation out of the blue while I was pumping gas it would leave me thinking to myself: "What did I do to convey to said stranger that I wanted him/her to come and talk to me while I'm clearly engaged in a task that most people do as quickly as possible in order to get back on the road, hence wasting my time."

I just realized while typing this that I'm an as$hole.

 

They did not make eye contact because they did not want you to think they were gay too and wanna talk.......
PS I'm an ******* too....That is the first step to recovery is recognizing the fact we are ********. But the road to recovery is very, very long and some never get better.

 

you should know you have a picture of one in you signature, oh my bad she not drunk just stupid
[
schu still happens to you with that Vicotry huh( kiddng couldn't resist)

truth hurt lol